EPISODE 51: XCALIBUR AOP 2! UNION OF THE WORLDS! THE SECOND SESSION! THE FEUDAL STATES ERA PART V: CAPRICORN! THE AMPHIBIOUS! THE THIRTEEN DAY DEADLINE PART II: RECAPTURING TERRITORY!
In our various lands, we received new notifications.
"Congratulations on successfully infiltrating enemy territory however…you are still a fish out of Water in a land not your own. The Warm-Blooded mostly live on land. The cold-blooded in the sea but there's a certain category of animals that can survive both on land and in the sea! If you can't adapt to your surroundings, adapt your surroundings to suit your purposes. This is why most successful nations live in harsh territory, they understand this principle. Lack fuels creativity. How will you rescue captives from a land with an overwhelming number of adversaries? Now wouldn't that be interesting to see" my Dad said with a sinister laugh. "It's time to Digi-volve!" my Dad said as the line cut.
Keiran checked out his skills list. The next skill read
'Capricorn'.
Keiran smirked.
"Ho ho ho! It's an Amphibious Goat!" he laughed.
Concordia laughed.
"He just went cat-mode again. An Amphibious Goat? Must be Capricorn. I see, the category of animal that lives on both the land and the sea is an Amphibian huh?" Concordia realized.
"Damn straight!" Keiran said with an air punch.
"Hmm, in Ancient times, most animals lived either on land or in the sea. At least, that's what I heard. Then Geological Events began to turn the world into a harsh place. To survive, the animals had to evolve by altering certain organs or parts of their body. Some land animals would enter the Sea and spend short periods within it at a time. As time passed, the amount of time they spent underwater would increase and this had an effect on their lung capacity granting them the ability to spend unprecedented amount of time underwater. Some altered their bodies and surroundings like moles for instance that live under the earth trading sight for enhanced perception of sound" Concordia explained.
"You're definitely an Archer" Keiran complimented.
"Thanks. Let's check out the Capricorn System" Concordia said and opened the System.
"The Capricorn System is a Territory Capturing System. After applying the data obtained from the Gemini System's Statistical Analysis Capabilities, the Capricorn System can simulate the best way to assign resources towards capturing or recapturing territory taken over by an adversary" Keiran read the notification attached to the System.
"If it's about adaptability, then isn't it the same as the Aries and Virgo Systems?" Concordia asked.
"You can't think of the Systems as Isolated Systems Concordia. They may be fragmented however they're all part of the same circle. You'll understand it better later however the theme of the Aries and Virgo Systems was Camouflage. It was about blending in with the environment. In a sense, the Capricorn System echoes the Aquarius System's Immunization Theme as well. Immunization also revolves around 'Adaptability' and 'Evolution'. Adapting to what was once harmful to you and turning your vulnerabilities into strengths. The Capricorn System's theme is 'Evolution'. If we can't change ourselves to make use of the resources present in our lands, then we must change our lands to suit our specific needs" Keiran explained.
"This time, it's my turn to utilize the Sagittarius System" Concordia said and accessed the System.
Meanwhile, in my land, Ciella and I were frying tons of meat from a bird-like creature that lived in our continent while ensuring that the amount of birds we killed did not outweigh that of hatched chicks. This was to prevent the extinction of the species.
"On the Fourth Day Of Christmas,
My True Love gave to me
Many Chicken Fries,
Innumerable Nuts in Shells
Tons Of Boiled Eggs
And Lemon Aid from a Pair Tree"
I sang merrily as I assigned the resources to our people in captivity.
Meanwhile, Concordia had materialized in enemy territory via one of the captives who acted as a 'vessel'. She and Keiran had been feeding their captives in similar manner. Concordia stealthily activated Kraken Andromeda and bound vials of Phoenix Tears to each arrow. Then she activated The Capricorn System and cross-referenced data with the Gemini System. The Gemini System showed her all the prison cells where their people had been imprisoned as well as all prisoners who were indirectly affiliated with their Peristylium. It showed also all routes leading to the cells.
The Capricorn System took account of this and calculated that the best way to beat the enemy was to cut off all routes leading to the cells. Concordia thus sent many arrows bound to vials of Phoenix Tears into all the routes in small units at a time. The arrows, she ensured were buried.
"Talk about a field of landmines" she said with a smirk.
Whenever the Weaver Of Calamity's Army attempted to draw close to the Prisoners' Cells, they were hit with a violent bout of sickness caused by the buried Phoenix Tears which were harmful only to creatures that resorted to Debilitating Attacks which of course was the entirety of the Weaver Of Calamity's Army. As such, the Weaver Of Calamity's Army was forced to stay away from the cells leaving the captives completely unguarded and unsupervised.
"On the Fifth Day Of Christmas
My True Love gave to me
Chopped Blocks Of Ice
Many Chicken Fries
Innumerable Nuts in Shells
Tons of Boiled Eggs
And Lemon Aid from a Pair Tree"
I sang merrily as I checked our refrigerators made out of Snow-built Igloos. This time, it was more lemonade except…it was the Icy Version.
At that point, the Weaver Of Calamity's Army began to abandon the fortress in secret. We had less to worry about in terms of enemy numbers.
"Ho ho! So they've finally began to abandon ship now have they? We haven't even gotten to the fun part yet" I laughed.
"Cruel…unspeakably cruel" Ciella stared at me in mixed feelings of amusement and shock.
"On the Sixth Day Of Christmas,
My True Love gave to me,
Bowls of Ketchup on Ash,
Chopped Blocks Of Ice,
Many Chicken Fries,
Innumerable Nuts in Shells,
Tons of Boiled Eggs
And Lemon Aid from a Pair Tree"
I sang.
Meanwhile, Ariel had infiltrated the enemy's fortress and raised up great walls of Blaze around certain parts of the cells' walls. This caused the tar binding the walls to melt loosening the blocks of the prison walls and allowing the prisoners to begin taking apart loose blocks and tunnel paths through the prison walls. I used my flame abilities to achieve the same result and so did Keiran. Mitsuki achieved this via Supergravity and Anti-Gravity. Since the Weaver Of Calamity's Armies could not approach the cells, all this went about unchecked.